FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHICAGO (A) WHITE SOX
08/24/2000
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHICAGO (A) WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 1266 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (66-61) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 12 0
Chicago (A) White Sox (67-60) 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 14 1
Twins Score Late to Nip White Sox, 7-6
No one was more impactful than Pat McNulty in the 7-6 Minnesota win over Chicago (A). McNulty, who is tied for 10th in the AL in triples with 4, was 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. With the win, Minnesota upped its record to 66-61.

McNulty had a game-changing home run in the top of the ninth. On a first pitch fastball from Frank Francisco, he banged a 3-run home run to right, giving the Twins a 7-6 lead. It was the 17th home run of the year for McNulty.

"We had the game right there for the taking," said Chicago (A) manager Steven Ejercito. "But we decided not to take it."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO (A) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Siebern RF 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .289 17 60
K. Miller DH 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .310 11 56
P. McNulty LF 5 1 3 3 0 1 2 .290 17 80
T. Plouffe 1B 4 0 2 1 1 1 2 .253 15 54
M. Trillo 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .282 11 53
E. Lake 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .243 12 57
B. Morgan SS 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 .247 9 51
J. Heim C 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .202 3 12
C. Mauro CF 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .276 0 4
Totals 36 7 12 7 5 8 20      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Plouffe (19, 1st Inning off N. Eovaldi, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Mauro (5, 3rd Inning off N. Eovaldi, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Miller (26, 9th Inning off F. Francisco, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. McNulty (17, 9th Inning off F. Francisco, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Siebern , K. Miller 3 , P. McNulty 6 , T. Plouffe 3 , E. Lake , B. Morgan , C. Mauro 3
2-out RBI: T. Plouffe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Trillo , E. Lake , C. Mauro
GIDP: E. Lake , J. Heim
Sac Bunt: K. Miller
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Morgan-Trillo-Plouffe)
OF assists: 1 (McNulty(Spencer at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Combs CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .292 6 48
D. Evans 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .276 21 69
D. Bell LF 5 1 3 2 0 1 0 .293 9 53
B. Harper RF 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 .290 29 116
J. Moore DH 5 0 2 1 0 1 5 .286 12 66
D. Spencer SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .200 11 58
D. Barton 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .276 9 60
K. Suzuki C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .274 8 60
D. Schneider 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .225 12 58
Totals 38 6 14 6 3 5 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Moore 2 (30, 2nd Inning off R. Rhoden, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off R. Rhoden, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Harper 2 (32, 3rd Inning off R. Rhoden, 2 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off D. Zanni, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Bell (25, 3rd Inning off R. Rhoden, 3 on, 0 outs) , D. Spencer (23, 5th Inning off D. Zanni, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Combs , D. Evans , D. Bell 4 , B. Harper 4 , J. Moore 4 , D. Spencer 2 , D. Barton , D. Schneider 3
2-out RBI: D. Spencer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Moore , K. Suzuki 2
GIDP: E. Combs
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Schneider (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Harper (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Spencer-Schneider-Barton, Evans-Schneider-Barton)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO (A) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Rhoden 4.0 7 5 5 2 2 0 99 4.47   
D. Zanni 2.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 23 3.52   
R. Meacham W (2-1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 3.43   
B. Graterol SV (29) 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 23 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Rhoden 28
Batters Faced: R. Rhoden 20, D. Zanni 8, R. Meacham 7, B. Graterol 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Rhoden 4-5, D. Zanni 2-1, R. Meacham 3-1, B. Graterol 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Rhoden 99-56, D. Zanni 23-19, R. Meacham 26-19, B. Graterol 23-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Eovaldi 7.0 7 2 2 2 8 0 111 3.32   
J. Montgomery 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 24 5.40   
R. Narleski 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 6.95   
F. Francisco L (3-6), BS (4) 0.0 3 3 3 1 0 1 18 3.92   
D. Elder 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 6.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Eovaldi 61
Batters Faced: N. Eovaldi 29, J. Montgomery 5, R. Narleski 2, F. Francisco 4, D. Elder 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Eovaldi 9-3, J. Montgomery 1-1, R. Narleski 0-1, F. Francisco 0-0, D. Elder 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Eovaldi 111-73, J. Montgomery 24-11, R. Narleski 5-3, F. Francisco 18-9, D. Elder 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Narleski 1-0 , F. Francisco 2-2 , D. Elder 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pat McNulty
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 29956
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